When man fell into sin, he was bitterly cursed. His absolute being both body and soul were radically reduced by personal corruption. The corruption of body and soul is imputed with sin. The corruption comprises not just an opposing force to thwart the functional purposes of man, but it made wicked man unable to comply with the objective standards of acceptance with God. The bible defines this unwillingness in condemned man to scarcely please God as hate.
God created the earth by pronouncing everything into existence.The elaborate creation was not just a visible display of Gods work. It was the compelling argument that God is very precise in controlling all necessary things according to His law, covenants, curses, decrees, statutes and promises. In the garden man in common was an intricate part of the ultimate purpose and accomplished ends of God in the creation. But the fall instantly reduced man to being powerless caught in a prolonged war between God and Satan. This cosmic spiritual battle is beyond mans physical and mental abilities. The standard of mutual acceptance of Gods eternal justice is displayed in His spoken word that faithfully delivers all things into existence. It all unifies them graciously according to Gods Law. God responded to the marked fall by pronouncing death to all corruption in order that He might act lawfully in creation through continuous renewal. When the Psalmist justly describes the wicked as loving violence, he is accurately defining their determined opposition. Their inability to think, speak and act in divine unity with Gods purposes of bringing glory to Himself. The fall brought about a destructive war aggressively fought by Satan and his foolish children. They redefine Gods word against God who controls life and death by His word.5b " the wicked and those who love violence
his soul hates."
God pronounced a curse on all creation in responding to the tragic fall of man.Gods curse prevented any person or power outside of Himself from taking part in the work of salvation. Salvation is a completed work of God under the effective constraint and operational control of the curse. When ever salvation is present, it is a settled work of God that cannot fail. All opposition to salvation is made powerless by the authoritative pronouncement of the eternal Judge who promptly orders His peaceful kingdom through His ideal law. Not only has God overcome all opposition through His word, but He has predetermined the fall of man, the war conducted by Satan and the corruption of the creation. He has properly contained the potential for disaster and the substantial amount of deception. He produced eternal rest for the saints in the superior gift of pronouncing the Psalms as the way to counter the violent opposition. "5 The LORD examines the righteous,
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